Italian minister - Investing more will help West tackle growing populism

Reuters

Published Jan 18, 2017 12:48

Italian minister - Investing more will help West tackle growing populism

BERLIN (Reuters) - Italian Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said on Wednesday that boosting investment would help western democracies counteract growing populism.

Speaking at a conference hosted by the German Economy Ministry in Berlin, Calenda also said Europe needed to come up with a system that would protect against unfair trade.